John 7:42:16John.7.42.W16TAB
ἦν
ên
“was”
- Transliteration
- ÊN
- Extended
- ÊN
- IPA
- /ˈɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- was
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ÊN
- sentence
oukh hê gra-PHÊ EI-pen HO-ti ek TOU SPER-ma-tos dau-ÍD KAI a-PO bêth-LE-em TÊS KÔ-mês HO-pou ÊN dau-ÍD ER-khe-tai ho khree-STOS
Exegesis
The genitive tēs kōmēs depends on Bethleem, either appositional (“Bethlehem, the village”) or possessive (“Bethlehem of the village”), and is further specified by the relative clause hopou ēn Dauid {ὅπου ἦν Δαυίδ | hópou ên Dauíd}, grounding Bethlehem in David’s own history (“where David was”).
Root and etymology
skēnēsigma–kappa–eta–nu–eta
“tent, tabernacle”
In context — John 7:42
Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?
About this coordinate
John 7:42:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of John 7:42, so the Greek word ἦν (ên) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written John.7.42.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (John.7.42.W16.S1) and character.